Is Hashtag Diplomacy Narcissist?
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on May 15th, 2014 11:08 pm by HL
Is Hashtag Diplomacy Narcissist?
Charles Krauthammer, Wash. Post
Mass schoolgirl kidnapping in Nigeria — to tweet or not to tweet? Is hashtagging one’s indignation about some outrage abroad an exercise in moral narcissism or a worthy new way of standing up to bad guys?
Why Government Shouldn’t Define Marriage
John Stossel, FOX Business
It’s wedding season! More Americans get married in June than in other months. Why June? The timing seems pretty arbitrary if you look up its history.Some claim it’s because June was named after Juno, the Roman goddess of marriage.Others say it’s because in the 1500s, people took their annual bath in May, which meant they probably smelled best around this time of year. (Be thankful for modern times.)A third and more plausible explanation: If a bride got pregnant in June, she wouldn’t be too big during summer to help with growing and harvesting food.Whatever the reason for choosing June,…
